I don't talk publicly about my wife much since the reconciliation and I thinks that's just out of habit. It's something I aim to correct because obviously she's a very important part of this journey.
That being said, I'm worried about her.
The last few days, she's been beyond exhausted. I'm talking *physically unable to stay awake. *While being tired is related to both medications and physical health issues, this is pretty extreme.
There are times where she's okay and moving around but most of the last few days have been spent sleeping.
On the positive side, she recognizes that something's not right.
Sometimes, people can be too close to whatever is going on to see what's happening.
Unfortunately, we don't really know where to start. Much like Gavin, her health is very complex and I personally wouldn't know which doctor to call.
There are several possibilities that we can think of, that could be behind this:
- She's reacting differently to her bipolar medications for some reason.
- This is Fibromyalgia related, as chronic fatigue and weather changes are all play a role in daily life.
- She's hitting a depressive phase and this is par for the course.
- Perhaps she's getting sick and her body is trying to fight it off.
We do have two sick kids in the house but she's not showing any symptoms and as much as I wish *sleeping *was a symptom the kids were exhibiting, it isn't.
Lizze and I will talk about this again tonight but I suspect she might want to start with her psych meds. In the absence of knowing where else to start, calling her psychiatrist in the morning and informing him as to what is happening, is probably the best place to start.
As for how this is impacting the rest of us, we're managing.
She's not doing this for fun and is in fact, really frustrated with herself. We're trying to keep the bulk of her downtime to when the kids aren't home, at least whenever possible.
Until we figure this out, adapting is all we can really do. It does suck for me a bit because more things fall on my shoulders, but I know without a doubt, she's doing the best she can. These are things outside of her control and as with the boys and their many special needs, we do what we must..
